Hawker Hurricane – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com The latest in warbirds and historical aviation Tue, 20 Jun 2017 08:36:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WWN-icon-256-150x150.png Hawker Hurricane – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com 32 32 Hurricane P2902 flies again after 77 years https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2017/06/20/hurricane-p2902-flies-again-after-77-years/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2017/06/20/hurricane-p2902-flies-again-after-77-years/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2017 08:36:57 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=3263

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After so many bad news for the warbird community, we are happy to move on to better ones !

Hawker Hurricane Mk I P2902 flew again on 19 June, more than 77 years after it crash-landed on a beach near Dunkirk in May 1940.

The aircraft was restored to airworthiness by Hawker Restorations Ltd and made a 20-minute maiden flight yesterday from Elmsett airfield in Suffolk. Stuart Goldspink was at the controls and was satisfied with the aircraft’s behaviour. After conclusion of the flight tests, the Hurricane will be based in Duxford.

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This brings the number of airworthy Hurricanes to 15, including 9 in the UK. Hawker Restorations Ltd is reportedly also restoring two other Hurricanes, including a twin-seater.

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Continue reading]]> A preserved Hawker Hurricane at La Ferté-Alais, France. (Photo © Bertrand Brown)

A preserved Hawker Hurricane at La Ferté-Alais, France. (Photo © Bertrand Brown)

The Hawker Hurricane Mk XII (s/n 5481) registered C-FDNL flew again on Sunday October 2 in Scone, Australia. The aircraft was restored by Vintage Fighter Restorations.

It is painted in the colours of Hurricane Mk I V6748 of the Royal Air Force’s No 46 Squadron de la Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain. P/O J. D. Crossman was shot down and killed by German fighters flying this aircraft on 30 September 1940.

Photos of the aircraft and its first flight are available from Aviation Spotter Online.

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Continue reading]]> Battle of Britain Day Memorial FlypastOn Battle of Britain day, September 15th, a formation of 45 aircraft will take off from Goodwood aerodrome36 Supermarine Spitfires, 8 Hawker Hurricanes and the only airworthy Bristol Blenheim.

The formation will be led from the back seat of a twin-seat Spitfire by Wing Commander Tom Neil, DFC, AFC, AE, a 95-year old Battle of Britain veteran. After reaching Selsey Bill, the formation will break into groups of four, which will fly different paths across south and south-east England and land at various airfields used during the battle: Biggin Hill, Duxford, Northweald, Northolt, with some returning to Goodwood.

It is the first time since the end of World War II that so many Battle of Britain aircraft fly together.

More information on this fantastic event can be found the Battle of Britain Day Flypast website. [NB:bad link corrected]

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Continue reading]]> Le Hurricane Mk II P3351 à Wanaka (Nouvelle-Zélande) en 2010. (Photo Paul Nelhams (CC BY-SA 2.0))

Hurricane Mk II P3351 at Wanaka (NZ) in 2010. (Photo Paul Nelhams (CC BY-SA 2.0))

The Hawker Hurricane Mk IIa P3351 has been dismantled and shipped to France where it will be received by its new owner, whose identity has not been revealed. This aircraft was part of Sir Tim Wallis’ Alpine Fighter Collection in New-Zealand.

Hurricane Mk IIa DR393 (registered ZK-TPK) was originally a Mk I P3351. It was delivered to the RAF, and crashed near Prestwick on 21 July 1940. Rebuilt as Mk IIa DR393 the aircraft was delivered to the Soviet Air Force in May 1941, serving for about two years before again crashing near Murmansk, Russia in 1943. The hulk was eventually restored as a Mk IIc in the UK from 1992 to 1995. It was transferred to New Zealand in 1995, and acquired by the New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum in Wanaka, New Zealand. Its first flight after restoration occurred in Christchurch on 12 January 2000.

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Hurricane Z5140 at Duxford in 2012. (Photo Feggy Art (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0))

The Historic Aircraft’s Collection’s Hawker Hurricane Mk XIIa Z5140 (G-HURI) will be auctioned at the Bonhams sale of Collectors’ Motor Cars and Automobilia on December 3. It is expected that the aircraft will be sold for some 2.7 millions dollars.

The HAC also owns a Spitfire Mk Vb, a Nimrod II and a  Fury Mk I, as well as a Fieseler Storch that is currently grounded for maintenance.

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